Esther's photos with the keyword: bas relief

Trajan's Column

05 Mar 2016 5 5 395
"Trajan's Column (Italian: Colonna Traiana, Latin: COLVMNA·TRAIANI) is a Roman triumphal column in Rome, Italy, that commemorates Roman emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars. It was probably constructed under the supervision of the architect Apollodorus of Damascus at the order of the Roman Senate. It is located in Trajan's Forum, built near the Quirinal Hill, north of the Roman Forum. Completed in AD 113, the freestanding column is most famous for its spiral bas relief, which artistically describes the epic wars between the Romans and Dacians (101–102 and 105–106). Its design has inspired numerous victory columns, both ancient and modern. The structure is about 30 metres (98 ft) in height, 35 metres (125 ft) including its large pedestal. The shaft is made from a series of 20 colossal Carrara marble[a] drums, each weighing about 32 tons, with a diameter of 3.7 metres (11 ft). The 190-metre (625 ft) frieze winds around the shaft 23 times. Inside the shaft, a spiral staircase of 185 steps provides access to a viewing platform at the top. The capital block of Trajan's Column weighs 53.3 tons, which had to be lifted to a height of c. 34 m" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan 's_Column AIMG 8899

Wall panel

21 Feb 2010 213
The few places in Sheesh Mahal in the Amber Fort near Jaipur, India that are not covered with inlaid mirror tiles have beautiful bas relief marble sculpture. AIMG_4792

Black and White Beauty

03 Oct 2009 1 160
Angkor Wat (Early 12th Century) AThailand 450

Cambodian devi

03 Oct 2009 219
Ta Prohm (late 12th Century)